Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.20.38 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 3.3.20.38

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विनोदहेतोः सा वेश्या नाट्यमण्डपमध्यतः ।
रुद्राक्षैभूषयित्वैकं मर्कटं चैव कुक्कुटम् ॥ ३८ ॥

vinodahetoḥ sā veśyā nāṭyamaṇḍapamadhyataḥ |
rudrākṣaibhūṣayitvaikaṃ markaṭaṃ caiva kukkuṭam || 38 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.20.38 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.3.20.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vinoda, Hetu, Veshi, Veshya, Natyamandapa, Adhi, Atah, Markata, Kukkuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.20.38). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “vinodahetoḥ sā veśyā nāṭyamaṇḍapamadhyataḥ ”
vinoda -
vinoda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
hetoḥ -
hetu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
veśyā* -
veśi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

veśī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

veśya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

veśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]

√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]

√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]

√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
nāṭyamaṇḍapam -
nāṭyamaṇḍapa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nāṭyamaṇḍapa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
adhya -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

adhī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√dhā (verb class 1)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[aorist middle first single]
ataḥ -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “rudrākṣaibhūṣayitvaikaṃ markaṭaṃ caiva kukkuṭam ”
Cannot analyse rudrākṣaibhūṣayitvaikam*ma
markaṭam -
markaṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

markaṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kukkuṭam -
kukkuṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kukkuṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kukkuṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]